Thursday, May 10, 2018

HC4L039 selvə​ - Doma LP 12" (2018)


If possible even more intimate and introspective than the previous two albums, DOMA starts with an oneiric suspended intro, to then flow into a distorted and strident wall of sound, scream vocals and blind fury. Crooked melodies, yet extremely direct at the same time. On typically black-metal drums, saturated to the point of no return, guitar and bass build melodies with a more post-hardcore, at times blackgaze, flavour. There is a perfect balance between darkness and light: you are blinded by both, and you can only see through the twilight moments. Compared to the previous eléo, however, you got the feeling of a shift towards shadow - even if the ending of the second song (joy) seems to lead to a new brightening up, to a pause of serenity. In DOMA compositions expand with regard to duration, but they dry out with regard to form and arrangements. There is a tendency towards an essentiality full of emotionality. By subtraction, it is increased the expressive strength of a band which - already through the previous works (and concerts) - made this characteristic one of its distinguishing features, as well as one of its strengths. Arrived at the third stop-over of their journey, ['selvǝ] seem to have a clear idea of the path they are following, and their compass seems to direct them more and more towards their destination. by http://discovolanteblog.blogspot.co.at/

by Open Mind / Saturated Brain​ : http://openmindsaturatedbrain.blogspot.co.at/2018/01/selv.html 

White vinyl (This) Limited edition of 50 (hand-numbered sticker on the back)
Black vinyl Unknown amount

Comes with an insert.

Distributed by Goodfellas.
Press @ True Bypass.

Artwork, Layout – Matteo Cavalleri
Mastered By – Jack Shirley
Mixed By, Recorded By – Fabio Intraina
Performer – Alessandro Andriolo, Andrea Pezzi*, Tommaso Rey

Co - released w :

Hardcore For The Losers​
Overdrive​,
Shove Records​
General Soreness​‎
À Fond d'Cale Prod​‎
Cave Canem D.I.Y.​
etc

https://selvapbs.bandcamp.com/

Pay as you wish! 

Tuesday, May 8, 2018

Next Show : Portrayal of Guilt (USA), Hauna (Vienna), Argon (Vienna) @ Venster99



13.05.18 Hardcore For The Losers show :

...for the first time in Europe : portrayal of guilt (Austin, Texas Punx X Sore Ear Collective, Miss The Stars Records, Contrition Recordings)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wZxCGLA1SwY
https://arena.com/article/portrayal-of-guilt-interview

Portrayal of Guilt, a band that shares members with hardcore masterminds Illustrations. Today, Portrayal of Guilt are premiering their new self-titled 7", a collection of three songs that showcase their dexterity within the genre. Opener "Humanity Is Frail" is a good reflection of the anger and chaos seen in the likes of Pg. 99 and Encyclopedia of American Traitors.
Melody is introduced in unexpected, sometimes sinister ways. In "The One," a guitar lead gradually become more and more menacing as it whips toward the end of the song. The 7" ends with "Mourning Ahead," a moody, constantly building work that explodes at its midpoint, scratching, self-destructive vocals becoming heavier and heavier until a final crescendo, a satisfying end to a powerful punch of an EP.

+ golden support

HAUNA (Vienna, Graz X Hardcore For The Losers)
https://hauna.bandcamp.com/

Argon (Vienna, Luxembourg)
https://argon3.bandcamp.com/releases

Monday, May 7, 2018

HC4L041 Sunnbrella/Hiding - Split tape (2018)



New Split EP by Sunnbrella and Hiding. Two songs from each band. Limited to 100 copies: 50 Baby Blue and 50 White. Co-release with Backpack Records Koepfen Records and Hardcore For The Losers.

Includes unlimited streaming of Sunnbrella / Hiding Split via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.

Pay as you wish!

https://wearehiding.bandcamp.com/album/split-sunnbrella-hiding

Tuesday, May 1, 2018

Next Event : Punk Rock, Mental Health and Recovery w/ Craig Lewis (USA) & Alex Alert.(Vienna) @ Venster99


Hardcore For The Losers presents Craig Lewis " The punk counsellor using his DIY ethic to promote mental health and wellbeing.
Stability through punk, Peer counsellor and punk Craig Lewis suffered three decades of unnecessary medication and abuse at the hands of the psychiatric system. Today, he offers young punks struggling with mental health challenges an alternative path to recovery.

Craig owes his survival to punk. When nobody else cared, the punk community in his hometown of Boston, Massachusetts accepted him and gave him a much-needed sense of belonging. He remembers vividly the first time he ever met another punk – the day he was first placed in a mental institution, on April 13, 1988, aged 14.


WWW.BETTERDAYSINTERNATIONAL.NET

https://tantrapunk.com/anti-authoritarian-self-help-and-recovery-with-craig-lewis-tpp143/

idioteq.com/better-days-video-interview-with-craig-lewis/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I9qTF_S3TZU

http://www.power2u.org/other-crisis-alternatives.html#Better-Days 

corebrainjournal.com/2017/12/177-depression-treated-inaccurately-excessively-lewis/

Come and check what this man has to say, someone could help, We will start around 21:00, ofc if anyone has some kind of story to share, feel free to take a microphone. .

+ political acoustic support by Alex Alert
https://alexalert.bandcamp.com/releases

No Love Songs for the Working Class is the Acoustic Side-Project of Dead City Radio´s singer Alex Alert from St. Pölten/Vienna, trying to connect a Working-Class-Anarchist attitude to the genre of Protestsongwriting.
The songs and lyrics are to be understood under an anti-fascist, anti-racist, queer-tolerant and animal-friendly aspect.

Punx for Punx !

Saturday, April 21, 2018

HC4L038 Rivers Run Dry/Zerum - Split 12" (2018)


One of the Releases of the year, a dark atmospheric crust with a grain of d-beat.

Co - Released w/

Hasiok Records‎
UP the PUNX Rec.‎
D.I.Y Koło Records‎
dzsukhell rekords
Itai Itai records
Prejudice Me Records and Distro
THC+DIY Records, Atman Music ...

https://zerum.bandcamp.com/album/zerum-rivers-run-dry-split-lp-upcoming-in-spring-2018

https://riversrundry.bandcamp.com/

Hit me up, pay no more than 10€

if you are into wholesale deal, DM me.

Saturday, April 14, 2018

Next Show : Neighborhood Brats (US), Kettenhund (Vienna), Bad Weed (Vienna) @ Venster99


Hardcore For The Losers Erster Mai show :

NEIGHBORHOOD BRATS (California, US)
https://neighborhoodbrats.bandcamp.com/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nVO4OO76sbc
... singer Jenny Angelillo doesn't want to talk about being compared to Black Flag. Instead, she jokes her "destiny" is to become Youth of Today frontman Ray Cappo.

KETTENHUND (Vienna Punx)
https://kettenhund.bandcamp.com/

Bad Weed (Vienna Punx)
https://badweed.bandcamp.com/

HC4L044 Les Mauvais Jours - S/T LP 12" (2018)


New french release, this time Indie Punk Rock band from Strasbourg, new band old faces from ANOTHER FIVE MINUTES, More Dangerous Than a Thousand Rioters, The Boring., a perfect LP for the beginning of Summer with ice cream and in the veins of :: Sport, Dikembe, Iron Chic, RVIVR, Algernon Cadwallader, ROLLERGIRLS, Joie De Vivre to name a few.

Co - Released w/

À Fond d'Cale Prod
BAD WOLF records.
Crapoulet Records, le label des mecs cools
Dingleberry records and distribution
DON'T TRUST THE HYPE recordz
Fireflies Fall
Pifia Records
PIKE Records
Saddest Song Records

Recorded live at the Domino's Bar in Lemberg (FR), engineered and mixed by Ted Moody.
Mastered by Jack Shirley at @ The Atomic Garden Recording Studio in San Francisco (USA).

https://lesmauvaisjours.bandcamp.com/album/s-t